I Never Knew Americans Were This Dumb

[Monitor-Tan]

Lol!!! Hahahahahaha

[leeloo]

This is a tired thread.

But since I'm tired, I'll add that 13 of the Bruins' 14 forwards are Canadians (minus Krejci). 2 of them (Recchi and Lucic) are B.C. boys.

Nobody wants to claim Luongo though.

If Luongo were the Dos Equis Guy (Most Interesting Man in the World), he'd say: "I don't always blow easy saves, but when I do, I prefer it to be in the Stanley Cup Finals..."

who gives a damn about all this canada vs usa bs? I would have liked to see the Canucks win but at the same time, how can anyone not be HAPPY for the Bruins? Specially Tim Thomas.

[kilmerAsHolliday]

Canadia hasn't won the cup in nearly 20 years. Thats not an insignificant trend.

[VegasRandy]

MVP of the playoffs was Tim Thomas from Flint, Michigan.

The top 3 forwards for Van. are all non Canadians.

[gamemastere]

I guess fors needs to lobby the canadian players to stay and play for the canadian teams.

No wonder they come to the US to play, who would want to play for fans that are willing to burn and destroy there own city.

[wtf]

canadians always think americans are sooo stupid, but nobody cares that;

* your president is jaque chirac
* your national language is moose
* you have 14 states
* your main export is frozen water
* your national pastime is bashing baby seals

[raydog]

forsberg....thanks for the picture of you and your unicorn anyways...

[gamemastere]

and now they are showing themselves to be a bunch of whiny fcks

[VegasRandy]

The U.S. space program started in 1958

Canada's started in 1989

[Naz18]

Americans always go over the top when it comes to national pride....it's actually quite funny.

[8ArIvd5]

cup was donated by a canadian but it stays in the US.

[Cap dat 4ss]

One thing is for sure, the cup will not be residing anywhere in Canada for the next year.

[BigDan]

1st off i would think you would be hard pressed to find that many Americans (outside of Bos) that give a flying fuk who won the Stanley cup. Sure the Americans that won betting Bos are happy but still doubt they really care. 2nd all i saw since the game was over is Canadian posters claiming the cup is theirs cause the majority of the Bruins are Canadian, of coarse failing to mention the guy that won the series is American.

3rd. America is no different than anywhere else, way more dumbfuks than not. With some of the Canadian post around here im thinking Canadians as a whole dont got much room to call any other country Dumb.

[hockey216]

Unless the Boston Bruins are really the "BOSTON AMERICANS" representing the US in an international tournament against other nations, the US didn't win the Stanley Cup last night.

However, after reading this:

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/apr2008/scho-a03.shtml

it all makes sense now.

If you can show me where "USA" is inscribed on the Stanley Cup instead of "Boston Bruins", I will show you a fvcking unicorn.

yes, most of the players are Canadian. However, since the Bruins team is from Boston, the team represents the city of boston. Yes, they have players from Germany, Chechoslovakia, Canada, and USA. But the team is still a Boston team. Thus, even though the players have Canadian heritage, they are still representing boston every time they play. Their jersey says boston on it. Thus, since they represent in city of boston, they are a boston team. Boston is in America.

Sure, the players might not all be American. They are mostly canadian, but also german (seidenberg) and chechoslovakian (chara). However, because the team is a boston team, it represents boston when it plays. Since boston is in the United States.... that's why they feel its US v. Canada.

They aren't talking about the heritage of players when they say that US won. They are saying the city of boston won. Since the city of boston is in America, people feel that America won.

I don't even think people wanted boston to win because of the usa v. canada issue. Partly, yes. But i think people were just sick of this whimpy, complaining, embelishing, diving, biting, hair pulling canucks team. How can you root for a team like that?

I'll sum it up one last time. Boston is in America, so thats why people feel america. Yes, most of the players are not from boston. However, they still represent Boston when they play. Boston is in America, last time i checked. If it isn't, i don't know why the IRS forces me to pay these high federal income taxes to the United States every year.

And i also think people are tired of the arrogant canadian attitude that they "own" the sport of hockey. So, that's probably why they might root for the Canadian team to lose.

[eleuropeano]

I´m not taking any sides here, but of course the US won the Stanely Cup. I haven´t been in the US for a few years, but I think Boston is still in the US, therefore they represent the US. The Vancouver Chokenucks failed to win the cup for Canada. Canadian teams fail to win the cup for Canada for almost 20 years now. Now, if somehow reading the World Socialist Website makes you feel better, that´s OK.

[SportsPedagogy]

Im not sure what sparked this whole pissing contest, but i would imagine it was either a bunch of idiots from America trying to get a reaction from the Canadians by rubbing the Bruins win in, or a bunch of idiots from Canada that actually think that America is celebrating "Their hockey win over Canada".

I live in America, there are alot of great people, I also have a good bit of friends from Canada and they are great people too. For the Americans who havent been to Canada, or really know anybody there, dont let a few idiotic internet posters to influence your perception of an entire country.

The sad part is that America doesnt really care about Hockey. Football is the main focus, then Baseball/Basketball take a backseat, depending on where your from. Hockey is far behind those. Most Americans could not tell you the last two Stanley Cup winners let alone that the NHL was founded in Canada. Thats not a matter of poor education as you put it, its just a "Sorry hockey, were just not that into you" sorta deal. I like Hockey, I played in middle school, then i moved to a city where it wasnt available and switched to lacrosse. I think, if they made another Might Ducks movie, then another young generation would be interested in Hockey again.

[falconticket]

Thankfully we don't play hockey here.

[jjgold]

America has become one of the more dumber nations around
So many Countries passed us by

[NrmlCurvSurfr]

[SportsPedagogy]

America has become one of the more dumber nations around
So many Countries passed us by

More dumber indeed

[ncat12]

I did not read all the threads but did read the subject of the thread and know that us Americans are smart enough to put together the best players so to win the cup

[pavyracer]

Unless the Boston Bruins are really the "BOSTON AMERICANS" representing the US in an international tournament against other nations, the US didn't win the Stanley Cup last night.

However, after reading this:

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/apr2008/scho-a03.shtml

it all makes sense now.

If you can show me where "USA" is inscribed on the Stanley Cup instead of "Boston Bruins", I will show you a fvcking unicorn.

There is no incentive for kids going to public high schools to graduate since it's free. I'd bet you the graduation rate at private schools is close to 95%.

[DwightShrute]

canadians always think americans are sooo stupid, but nobody cares that;

* your president is jaque chirac
* your national language is moose
* you have 14 states
* your main export is frozen water
* your national pastime is bashing baby seals

did you mix up your meds that day?

[Frostware]

Van did choke... They should have won. But they didn't.

[avssakic]

poor canadians.....not ha

[BookiesBernanke]

Richer?!? Do you not realize how much debt the US is in? Do you not realize that the Chinese have you by your balls???

The Chinese might have bought our balls but the Queen still has yours in her handbag

[Jordan23]

You mad.

/thread.

[forsberg21]

There is no incentive for kids going to public high schools to graduate since it's free. I'd bet you the graduation rate at private schools is close to 95%.

"There is no incentive for kids going to public high schools to graduate since it's free."

This could be one of the dumbest things I've read in my life. Period. I really don't have to explain why any further.

[pavyracer]

"There is no incentive for kids going to public high schools to graduate since it's free."

This could be one of the dumbest things I've read in my life. Period. I really don't have to explain why any further.

If my kids go to private school and I pay 5-10k every year for tuition I would make sure they will graduate so my investment is not lost. If they go to public school and they don't graduate I will tell them it's OK. Not everyone can be a rocket scientist or engineer so since you dropped out you would better learn a trade to make a living.

[Cuse0323]

If my kids go to private school and I pay 5-10k every year for tuition I would make sure they will graduate so my investment is not lost. If they go to public school and they don't graduate I will tell them it's OK. Not everyone can be a rocket scientist or engineer so since you dropped out you would better learn a trade to make a living.

Better off learning a trade for a lot of people, so many kids who went to college because they thought it was what had to be done that are working worse jobs than my degenerate ass can get. And they are thousands of dollars in debt.

[Ratzz]

basically them team with the most Canadian players.. (particularly French Canadian)
won the series..

the Conn Smythe has been awarded only twice to an American player
Leetch in 1994 and Thomas in 2011

the rest (close to one hundred) were all Canadians.. (except a couple Euros)

[TexansFan]

So the U.S. won the World Series in 92 and 93, not Toronto? I mean, the majority of players on the team were from the U.S.

Forsberg is just being his usual whiney, douchebag self.

[LarrysKid]

All this nationalism is really becoming boring.

[forsberg21]

So the U.S. won the World Series in 92 and 93, not Toronto? I mean, the majority of players on the team were from the U.S.

Forsberg is just being his usual whiney, douchebag self.

Sigh... can people actually be this stupid?

The USA did not win the Stanley Cup. The USA does not have a team in the NHL. Countries, which don't actually have teams in the NHL, cannot win the Stanley Cup.

Boston, and not the USA, won the Stanley Cup. An American city with a team in the NHL won the Stanley Cup. Does this make sense to you? If you deny of this, you're defying basic elementary logic and this world will never have a use for you.

As for "USA" winning the 1992 and 1993 World Series, again, you defy basic logic by saying that. The city of Toronto, which has a team in the MLB, won the World Series those years.

Do you not understand that it is impossible for nations to win Stanley Cups, World Series titles and Vince Lombardi trophies? Nations compete against each other in the olympics.

If you're going to reply back, please have your words make sense.

[forsberg21]

There is no incentive for kids going to public high schools to graduate since it's free. I'd bet you the graduation rate at private schools is close to 95%.

No incentive to graduate?

Did you know that a high school diploma is a prerequisite to pursue further education? Would that be considered an incentive? What about learning basic reading, writing and English skills for communication in order to have the tools to communicate with other people around you?

Let me guess, you don't have a high school diploma?